California University Leader Promises Safe Campuses for Undocumented Students
The move comes as students opposed to Trump's stance on illegal immigration have used social media to demand their universities become a #SanctuaryCampus.
View ArticleRecord Number of Students Clamoring to Get Into UCLA
The most popular school in the United States for freshman applicants is UCLA.
View ArticleBoard of Education Votes to Keep Controversial Charter Schools Open
In approving the charter renewals, the board overruled the recommendation of its own staff.
View ArticleA Food Waste Warrior Is Making Snacks With Recycled Fruit and Vegetable Pulp
Kaitlin Mogentale’s Pop-Tarts-inspired invention has little in common with the buttery, jam-stuffed toaster pastries. Her recipe consists of gluten-free dough made with carrots and coconut oil, and a...
View ArticleBoard of Education Votes to Keep Controversial Charter Schools Open
In approving the charter renewals, the board overruled the recommendation of its own staff.
View ArticleCharter Schools Clash With NAACP Over Call for Moratorium
The NAACP and others in the African-American community and beyond argue that the growth of charter schools is weakening the public school system.
View ArticleLos Angeles Is Tied for World's Best University City
Times Higher Education calls L.A. "something of a higher-education super-power."
View ArticleL.A. Voter Guide: In Board of Education Races, Follow the Money
So far this year, charter supporters are outspending labor unions by a ratio of 2 to 1.
View ArticleFew Answers in Case of Immigrant Father Detained While Driving His Daughter...
Fatima Avelica says of her father: "He told me to be strong and to not cry because everything was going to be okay."
View ArticleA Pro-Charter Majority on the LAUSD School Board Is Within Reach
After two close elections on Tuesday, deep-pocketed charter school supporters seek to tip the school board balance in the May runoff.
View ArticleCould California Offer Debt-Free College?
It now costs more than the median individual income in L.A. County ($28,337) to send a child to UCLA (at least $32,583).
View ArticleHere's a List of L.A.'s Most Violent School Zones
The "Most Dangerous School Zones" report looked at crime data in L.A., New York, Boston, Seattle and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
View ArticleL.A. "Dreamers" Defy Warnings and Dare to Study Abroad
"Studying and traveling abroad despite schools saying we shouldn't go is our way of pushing back against the fear of the new administration," says recent Cal State Long Beach grad Sheila Salinas.
View ArticleUSC's Surf Journalism Class Urges Future Reporters to Take the Sport Seriously
Surf journalism class at USC doesn't require a wetsuit, just some reverence. It's on offer again next spring.
View ArticleThere's an $11 Million Price Tag for Two Seats on the LAUSD School Board
Celebrities like John Legend, Tim Robbins and John Lithgow, as well as politicians Bernie Sanders and Maxine Waters, have endorsed candidates for a position that pays $45,000 a year.
View ArticleKendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre's High School Has One of Best Music Programs in...
Under music director Manuel Castaneda, the bands at Centennial High School in Compton regularly win national competitions, and band students go on to enroll in college at a rate of 95 percent.
View ArticleL.A. Election Results: Teachers Union Loses, Police Union Wins and a Bike...
The most expensive school board race in U.S. history has brought about a sea change at LAUSD.
View ArticleThis Program Is Creating a Pipeline to Hollywood for Kids Who Aren't Rich and...
"There's just not a pipeline for these unique and diverse voices ... If you create a pipeline, they will come."
View ArticleFraternities Should Be Abolished, L.A. Professor Says
Fraternities are traditional bastions of white male elitism. So why do they still exist?
View ArticleCommunity College Board President Accused of Harassment and Intimidation
Community College Board of Trustees President Scott Svonkin has been accused, by fellow Board Member Andra Hoffman, of harassing, intimidating and threatening her.
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